LOOK WHO'S TALKING
Bacteria ‘translator’ allows bugs to talk to each other for first time
Scientists have designed a type of translator that allows different types of bacteria to ‘talk’ to each other.
Stories tagged with 'Strategy share the wonder'
Growing carbon
How plants use carbon affects their response to climate change
Under warmer conditions, plants can take up more carbon dioxide by using carbon more efficiently for growth, shows a new study.
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High society
Royal Society medals go to three Imperial academics
The awards recognise work in controlling individual atoms, tackling sexual harassment issues in higher education and designing solar energy devices.
Blood count
How could a fingerprick test help tackle antimicrobial resistance?
A group of Imperial students are working to address antimicrobial resistance with a simple fingerprick blood test.
Audio
Summer party
Podcast: Summer science, sparrow songs and the sounds of space
In this edition: science on show at the Royal Society, centuries-long traditions in birdsong, and DJing with the sounds of space.
High-flyer
Pioneering Imperial academic among women engineers named in national biography
For nearly 30 years, Letitia Chitty was a member of the Civil Engineering Department and now features in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Feature
Pollen proteins
How protein fragments could help to tackle the cause of hay fever
Imperial researchers are looking to protein fragments to help people build up resistance to grass pollen.
Throwing shade
Using ‘shade balls’ in reservoirs may use up more water than they save
Preventing reservoir evaporation during droughts with floating balls may not help conserve water overall, due to the water needed to make the balls.
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REGULATION WOES
Over-regulation hindering advances in infertility therapies, warns Lord Winston
Advances in infertility treatments may be being hampered by unnecessary over-regulation, cautions Lord Professor Robert Winston.
Position of honour
Imperial joint mechanics expert elected to World Council of Biomechanics
Professor Anthony Bull was inaugurated in a Dublin ceremony celebrating his work on joints.
